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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: The Foundations of Place-based Renewal Read chapter Read first chapter

2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Deconstructing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Concept

Authors : Lisa Daniel, Christopher J. Medlin, Allan O’Connor, Larissa Statsenko, Rowena Vnuk, Gary Hancock

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Abstract

With innovation and entrepreneurship lauded as important contributors to economic futures, there is a pressing need to unravel the complexities of entrepreneurial ecosystems as a context for cultivating new businesses initiatives. This chapter reports on the deconstruction and analysis of the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, through a hermeneutic reflection catalysed by a symposium of international scholars. We apply the theoretical fields of business networks and systems theory within our reflective method. This reflective comparison reveals parallels and divergences as well as consistencies and contrasts between these two fields and the concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems. The analysis revealed that the concepts of place and dynamics are specific to entrepreneurial ecosystems and so provide a path for guiding research and policy investigations.

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Metadata
Title
Deconstructing the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Concept
Authors
Lisa Daniel
Christopher J. Medlin
Allan O’Connor
Larissa Statsenko
Rowena Vnuk
Gary Hancock
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-63530-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-63531-6

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63531-6_2